According to Tim Britton of the Athletic, the New York Mets will not be activating Jed Lowrie off the injured list for tomorrow’s first game of the upcoming homestand, as previously speculated. Lowrie will instead remain with the team’s Triple-A affiliate in Syracuse on a rehab assignment. Lowrie, 35, signed a two-year, $20MM deal with the Mets this past offseason, and has yet to...
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In his first appearance with the Mets this afternoon, Wilmer Font held the San Diego Padres to two runs on three hits with a strikeout in four innings. The right-hander threw 39 of his 60 pitches for strikes without walking a batter before being pinch-hit for in the fifth in a tie game. Font made primary use of his four-seamer and sinker – the former sitting in the 94-95 mph range (topping...
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Per club announcement, the Mets have activated recently acquired pitcher Wilmer Font, and will option fellow starter Corey Oswalt to Triple-A Syracuse in order to make room. Oswalt had been recalled yesterday after the organization chose to option reliever Tim Peterson, and will now trek back to the minors for the third time in over a month. All told, he hasn’t appeared in a big-league...
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Despite taking the loss in the Mets’ road opener against the San Diego Padres, Jacob deGrom managed to continue his success from last week’s outing with a seven-inning, seven-strikeout performance. He allowed only two runs on four hits and one walk, hurling 103 pitches (72 for strikes) in the 4-0 loss. He moves to 2-4 on the season, and remains winless since April 3. Lumped in with...
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The Travis d’Arnaud era in New York has officially come to an end this evening, as the longtime catcher and former top prospect was granted his release five days after being designated for assignment. Tim Britton of the Athletic was the first to report the organization’s decision. D’Arnaud, who had missed the majority of the 2018 season following a Tommy John surgery, was...
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